10 Greatest Albums That Never Happened

8. Pink Floyd: Household Objects

Chords played on beer bottles; rhythms generated from the sounds of tearing newspaper; and beats made from aerosol cans. This had the potential to be one of Pink Floyd's most experimental records.

Dark Side of the Moon (1973), became Floyd's most successful commercial hit, propelling them to a level of fame alongside the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. But the band's record label only saw this as an opportunity to generated more cash. They were eager to capitalise on the group's new found success, and pressured them back into the studio, almost immediately.

Suffering from creative draught, and in the spirit of flipping-off the man, they went in the least commercially viable, direction imaginable. Floyd spent months attempting to create a concept album, using only household objects. Rodger Waters painstakingly fine tuned rubber bands in an attempt to imitate his bass, and Nick Mason strove to recreate his drum rig with pots and pans. After months of recording, the group eventually relented. With the absence of a solid body of work, they scrapped the concept and channeled their efforts into Wish You Were Here. Some of the material survived, however. The distinctive ambient sound during the opening to Shine on you Crazy Diamond, were the result of these earlier experimental sessions.